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As of September 2026: Co-led the S8 discovery; home of Akaike's lab
The enzyme best known for relaxing blood vessels has a second job: it builds rings of eight sulfur atoms that shield cells from a form of self-destruction. Researchers in Japan and Germany reported in Science that mammalian cells store these cyclo-octasulfur rings in mitochondria and lipid droplets, where they feed antioxidant defenses.
Updated Sep 27
As of May 2026: Collaboration partner on spintronics research
A team in Japan just proved that ultra-thin films of ruthenium dioxide exhibit altermagnetism—a third fundamental class of magnetism that wasn't confirmed until 2019. The breakthrough combines the stability of antiferromagnets with the fast electrical readout of ferromagnets, addressing the core limitation that keeps magnetic memory slow and bulky.
Updated May 16
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